McLean High School

McLean High School

Coordinates: 38°55′28.53″N 77°11′13.31″W / 38.9245917°N 77.1870306°W / 38.9245917; -77.1870306

McLean High School
Address
1633 Davidson Road
McLean, Virginia 22101
Information
School type Public, high school
Founded 1955
School district Fairfax County Public Schools
Principal Deborah Jackson
Assistant principals Stephen Wojciechowski, Christie D. Taylor, Scott Davies
Staff approximately 180
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 1,763  (2008)
Language English
Campus Suburban
Color(s) Red and silver
Mascot Highlanders
Feeder schools Longfellow Middle School, Kilmer Middle School
Rival school Langley High School
Athletic conferences Liberty District
Northern Region
Website

McLean High School is a public secondary school located in McLean, Virginia. It is located on 1633 Davidson Road and is part of Fairfax County Public Schools.

According to Newsweek magazine's 2008 list of the top US high schools, McLean was ranked 97, down 24 positions from 2007.[1] According to the 2009 U.S. News & World Report Rankings, McLean High School is the #1 open-enrollment school in the state of Virginia, and the #55 high school in the country overall.[2]

McLean High School and nearby Langley High School are archrivals and the rivalry has been rated the number one rivalry in the district since 2000, and has been named the best rivalry in the region in 1995,'96, '97, '99, '05, '07 and '09. The schools are located just 2 miles away from each other and both of the schools mascots are taken from the Scottish heritage of the town of McLean. McLean's mascot is the Highlander and Langley is home of the Saxons.

Contents

Demographics

In the 2010-2011 school year, McLean High School's student body was:

  • 65.02% White
  • 16.9% Asian/Pacific Islander
  • 9.27% Hispanic
  • 5.01% other
  • 3.36% Black
  • 0.26% Native-American

Test scores

McLean High School is a fully accredited high school based on the Standards of Learning tests in Virginia. The average SAT score in 2008 for McLean was 1759 (579 in Critical Reading, 601 in Math, and 579 in Writing).[3]

Athletics

The school plays in the AAA Liberty District and the Northern Region. Their mascot is the Highlander, a soldier in a Scottish regiment from the Highlands. Their primary rival school is Langley High School, which is also in McLean. McLean's football team finished the 1980 season 10-1, and in 1995 played Virginia powerhouse Hampton High in the State semi-final when they finished 12-1. They also went to the playoffs in 1992, 1996, 1997, and 2009.

Baseball

The Highlanders baseball team is one of the most successful programs at the school, capturing numerous district titles and regional playoff berths. Since 2006 they have been coached by John Thomas (MHS '96, Virginia '00) and have compiled an impressive 60-31 record as well as district and regional playoff berths every year. In 2009 the Highlanders captured the Liberty District regular season and tournament titles. The Highlanders ended the season with a 1-0 loss to Centreville High School in the first round of the region tournament. In 2010, the Highlanders repeated as regular season champions and compiled a 17-3 record, 13-1 in district and finished 19-5. The Highlanders entered the 2010 season ranked #1 by the Northern Region coaches poll and held the rank for the entire season. The Washington Post ranked McLean as the 2nd best team in the Northern Virginia/Southern Maryland/DC metro area the entire season. The Highlanders failed to win the District, falling to James Madison High School in the title game. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Northern Region Tournament where they lost 13-10 to Oakton High School.

Football

After an 0-10 campaign in 2008, the 2009 team rebounded to 6-5 and made the northern region playoffs. Their 6 wins ties a VHSL record for the best turn around by a team winless in the previous season. The Highlanders have started the 2010 season 8-0 overall and 5-0 in district play, the best start to the program in 15 years. Head coach Jim Patrick's career regular season record currently stands at 14-14, his current career district record is 9-10, and his current playoff record is 0-2. The Highlanders began their 2010 campaign preseason-ranked last in the district by the Washington Post, with a 1-star rating according to the online preview. The Highlanders started the 2010 season with a surprising 8-0 record before losing to Stone Bridge 38-0, lost the next week to archrival Langley 56-12 and then lost in the first round of the playoffs as they were seeded 3rd and lost to the visiting 6th seed Hayfield Secondary School Hawks of Alexandria, VA. The Highlanders finished 8-3.

State championships and runner-up finishes

State Championships

  • AAA Girls Field Hockey in 1986
  • AAA Softball in 2010
  • AAA Girls Soccer in 2011

State Runner-up finishes

  • AAA Wrestling in 1970 and 1971
  • AAA Field Hockey in 1982
  • AAA Boys Soccer in 1995
  • AAA Field Hockey in 2001
  • AAA Girls Tennis in 2010

McLean has also finished 1st place in the AAA Wachovia Cup for Academics in the 1999-2000 year.

In 2009, the Mclean Highlanders football team made its first trip to the playoffs in 12 years. They finished 6-5, after going 0-10 in 2008; the largest turnaround in state history. The season highlight came in beating rival school Langley High School in a 35-34 overtime bout, winning the Rotary Cup, the trophy given to the winner of every sporting match between the two schools, and the Battle of the Scots for the 1st time in 12 years.

Theater

Plays at McLean have included The Secret Garden, You Can't Take It With You, The Importance of Being Earnest, 12 Angry Jurors, Romeo and Juliet, and The Terrible Tragedy of Peter Pan. Students have received many cappies nominations for their work. In 2006 students competed in Walt Disney World. In 2009 students performed in the Ediburgh Fringe Festival. In 2010, McLean High School got a new theater director, Amy Poe. Under Poe, the drama department became Liberty District Champions in the Virginia High School League with their student written play on Kurt Cobain.

Music programs

McLean's band program is currently conducted by Chris Weise, who took over direction of the band at the beginning of the 2008-2009 school year. Jim Kirchenbauer, who had been the conductor since 1982, was forced to step down from his position early because of serious health concerns. Under Mr. Kirchenbauer, the McLean band was awarded many honors, such as the Sudler Flag of Honor, an award granted by the John Phillip Sousa Foundation for consistent superior musical performance, in 2000. The band also traveled to the Midwest Clinic in 2006, one of the most prestigious performances a high school band can achieve. McLean High School also has a marching band, complete with four Bagpipers and a Color Guard. In 2005, band students put together a McLean Pep Band to play at away games.

McLean's Choral program is currently conducted by Linda Martin. Under Martin, the McLean chorus is ranked 9th in the nation as of 2009, the only non-performing arts school in the top 10. Chorus has also received many high-level awards and honors at local and national competitions. The chorus program consists of four separate choruses: Women's, Men's, Armonia, and the Madrigals.

The McLean Orchestra program is currently conducted by Katie LaBrie. It consists of three separate groups of string musicians: Concert, Symphonic and Chamber Orchestras. McLean belongs to District XII of the Virginia Band & Orchestra Directors Association. McLean Chamber Orchestra has participated in a musical exchange program with a sister school located in Detmold, Germany for the past 17 years. In alternating years, musicians from the Grabbe Gymnasium travel to McLean and collaborate on a joint concert; McLean Chamber musicians travel to Detmold for a similar experience with their German counterparts.

Mascot

The school considered itself "The Eagles" before becoming "The Highlanders". Girls' sport teams were known as "The Bald Eagles". The mascot was changed to its current form today in 1958 after a school-wide vote to instead reference the Scottish heritage of McLean, Virginia, with boys teams being called The Highlanders, and girls The Lady Highlanders. The Highlander, whose pictured appeared at midcourt of the gym until recent years when it was changed to an 'M', the Highlanders was named 'Angus'.

Newspaper

McLean also has an award winning newspaper, The Highlander. In 2006, The Highlander was inducted into the high school newspaper Hall of Fame after ten consecutive years of being an "All American".[4]

Two writers from the paper won "National Story of the Year" awards while attending the school. The first was a feature story about the underage drinking that occurs at Friday parties in student homes. The other was a sports story that revealed that tobacco was being chewed on school grounds by some coaches and their players.

The Highlander has existed since the school opened. In 1956, it was named the Hilltop Highlights, but was changed in 1958 to The Highlander. Since the paper's first publication, it has gone from being a newspaper to a news magazine and back to its current state, a newspaper.

Yearbook

The Clan has been McLean's award-winning yearbook since the school's first year. In 2004, The Clan was inducted into the National Scholastic Press Association Hall of Fame after ten years of consecutively being "All American".[4] The 2006 yearbook placed seventh in the national Best of Show competition at the Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association November 2006 convention for books pages 275-324. The 2007 book placed sixth in the Best of Show competition at the November 2007 convention and fifth in the Best of Show competition at the April 2008 convention. The 2008 book was nominated for a Pacemaker Award, which is considered the Pulitzer Prize of high school journalism.

Committee For Students' Rights

In 2006, seven members of the senior class, calling themselves the Committee For Students' Rights, staged a protest against the plagiarism detection service Turnitin. The committee argued that the use of Turnitin was a violation of their intellectual property rights, put them in a situation where guilt of all parties was assumed, and also violated student privacy as specified in FERPA. The students were interviewed for three articles in the Washington Post, received the services of an intellectual property attorney, and one of them, Ben Donovan, was featured on NBC's The Today Show. On March 27, 2007 four high school students, two from McLean, filed legal action against iParadigms LLC, the parent company of Turnitin.com. The lawsuit was filed in United States District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, the jurisdiction where McLean lies. iParadigms counterclaimed, alleging one of the students hacked into its service. Approximately one year later, the district court granted summary judgment in favor of iParadigms and against the students based on the doctrine of fair use, and against iParadigms on their hacking claim because they failed to prove any monetary damages. Both parties appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit. On April 16, 2009, the 4th Circuit court affirmed the district court's judgment against the students in favor of iParadigms, and reversed and remanded the judgment against iParadigms on the hacking claims.[5]

Notable alumni

Notable McLean High School alumni include:

  • Brendan Heavey (1998), Professional Chef. Contestant on Season 9 of Fox reality TV cooking show Hell's Kitchen.
  • Aldrich Ames (1959), CIA officer. He was convicted in 1994 for spying for the Soviet Union. Ames' story is widely told in novels and movies, and was also featured on the March 7, 1994 cover of Time.[6]
  • Rose Arce (1982), CNN producer
  • Peter Badawy (2001), collegiate and professional golfer. Named "All Louisiana" by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association,[7] Badawy started his athletic career as a downhill skier.
  • Elizabeth Cheney (1984), former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs. She is also the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney.
  • Eric Dorsey, (1982), led McLean to a 10-1 season in 1981. Went to Notre Dame on a football scholarship and then got drafted 19th in the NFL draft by the New York Giants. Dorsey went on to start in Super Bowl XXV for the New York Giants.[8]
  • Don Drakulich (1979), sculptor, videographer, and artistic talent behind the stage design for the alternative rock group GWAR. Don plays the character of Sleazy P. Martini as well as others. Don also designed the fish for the Richmond Virginia's 2001 Go Fish project.[9]
  • Philip A. Dur (1961), Admiral, and one-time Captain of the USS Yorktown.
  • Merve Kading Feldmann (1961), retired, from being a Judge in Germany.
  • Seth Greisinger (1993), baseball player, played in 1996 Olympics (bronze medal), with Yomiuri Giants in 2009.[10]
  • Milton George Heflin (1961), owner of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, Waterbury, VT (died 2006).
  • Marvin David Kelley (1961), retired, Vice President, IBM Global Services, Vero Beach, FL.
  • Ansel Frank Luxford, Jr. (1961), a leading breeders of Suffolk Sheep, Luxford Ranch, Wilsall, Montana.
  • Derek Joseph Pacque, CEO of Coat Chex, inventor of the collapsable coat-check station, inventor of virtual windows.
  • S. John Massoud (1982), politician, civic activist, anti-tax advocate, columnist, business executive.[12]
  • John Nagy (1961), Physicist, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY.
  • Anthony Carter Platt (1961), Principal, Finegold Alexander & Associates Inc., Architects (died 1998), (Source: Class Correspondent, 2010 letter from Tony's widow, Nancy Goodwin, AIA, LEED AP)
  • Phillip Poole (1961), one of the designers of, and then became Head of, the Coast Guard's Solar Navigational System.
  • Murray Henderson Woods (1961), retired, long-time Manager of Technology Development, Intel Corp., Santa Clara, CA.
  • Dino Patti Djalal, ambassador of Indonesia to the United States.

References

  1. ^ America's Top Public High Schools - Newsweek America's Best High Schools - MSNBC.com
  2. ^ "Best High Schools: Gold Medal List". http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/high-schools/2008/12/04/best-high-schools-gold-medal-list.html?PageNr=3. Retrieved 12-7-2008. 
  3. ^ "McLean High School Profile 2008-2009". http://www.fcps.edu/McLeanHS/Images/profile.jpg. Retrieved 2009-01-21. 
  4. ^ a b "NSPA All-American Hall of Fame". http://www.studentpress.org/nspa/winners/hfame.html. Retrieved 2009-01-21. 
  5. ^ Wilkinson, Motz, Traxler (2009-04-16) (PDF). Appellate Decision. United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. http://pacer.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinion.pdf/081424.P.pdf. 
  6. ^ "Deadly Mole". Newsweek. 3-7-1994. http://www.newsweek.com/id/116280/output/print. Retrieved 2009-01-21. 
  7. ^ "Smith and Badawy Named All-Louisiana". http://www.athleticnetwork.net/site.php?pageID=1033. 
  8. ^ "#29, Eric Dorsey, McLean Football, 1982". Alexandria Gazette Packet. 2006-08-15. http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=308853&paper=59&cat=105. Retrieved 2009-01-21. 
  9. ^ http://www.slavepitinc.com/roster/drakulich/index.html
  10. ^ Nakamura, David (3-7-2005). "A Scouting Williams Finds Fans on Nats' Roster". Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12194-2005Mar6.html. Retrieved 2009-01-21. 
  11. ^ USRowing - USRowing Athlete Profiles - USRowing.com
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  13. ^ "NASA Biographical Data: William F. Readdy". http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/readdy.html. Retrieved 2009-01-20. 
  14. ^ USRowing - USRowing Athlete Profiles - USRowing.com

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